A ROTTEN AND WEIRD DEVELOPMENT

We usually focus on local entertainment, but I'm compelled to write something on actor David Carradine www.david-carradine.com being found dead in what appears to be a suicide.

The circumstances are odd.  Carradine was in Bangkok shooting a movie.  Early reports say the 72-year old was found hanging in his hotel room closet.  

Many of  us remember Carradine from the 1970's tv series, Kung Fu.  I did, but not fondly.  I thought his most charming work was in the weird movie my son convinced me to see, Kill Bill.  He was a riot in that, playing Bill, whom Uma Thurman spends the movie trying to kill.  It was a Quentin Tarantino film.  Need I say more?

Among Carradine's other credits were the movies Kill Zone, Dangerous Curves and Brothers in Arms, but he appeared in more than 100 films over the course of his career.  

David was the eldest son of actor, John Carradine.  Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine and Michael Bowen are his brothers.  He grew up in Hollywood and served two years in the Army before going to New York to act.  Carradine was married five times and had two daughters, Calista Miranda and Kansas, both actresses.

Only a year ago, the actor had talked about being proud of still being able to play the type of roles he was getting at the age of 71.  Suicide is so awful and odd.

With files from The Associated Press